Posts tagged massively-speaking

Jasmine is back from covering this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, and boy does she have stories! Cool stories, not just ones about bears that get their heads stuck in honeypots. What impressed each of us from E3? Listen and find out!
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It's never wise to completely write off MMOs -- even after they've been sunsetted. In today's episode of Massively Speaking, Bree and Justin rejoice in the renewed effort behind a languishing game, muse about the flood of console MMOs, and exalt innovative ideas like flexible raids.
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That's right: For the 250th episode of Massively Speaking, the guy who was here at the very beginning has returned to chew the news and spit out opinions. This week we have another launch stumble, clueless CEOs, and plenty of talk about s...

When a subscription MMO goes free-to-play, there's always a circus atmosphere surrounding it. The studios use it as an excuse to enjoy a "second launch," players pour out opinions on all sides, and new folks wander into the danger zone out of sheer curiosity.
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Sometimes it's all about the little details in MMOs: How a character moves. How to create billions in gold due to a duping exploit. What goodies the collector's edition will include. Why losing 1.3 million subscribers is "no biggie." And we're nothing if not about the details on Massively Speaking!...

Crossovers are cool, in this humble author's opinion. They not only keep comics spicy and interesting but have offered MMO studios the opportunity to join the hands of two games together in holy geekamony. As Massively Speaking makes a triumphant return this week, we talk about transMMO synergy, Ca...

Bree's sick, but does that mean that her voice has just become 50% more awesome? We think it does. On this week's episode of Massively Speaking, we deal with cash shop trickery, the ups and downs of relaunching an MMO, and plenty of mailbag topics sent in by listeners!
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Big releases? We got 'em! Bugged launches? We're all over them! Betas and previews? We are first on the scene, people! If you thought that MMOs had gone dormant in 2013, then this episode of Massively Speaking is out to kick that assumption in the keister!
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Bree pulls into Starbucks because her internet's on the fritz, Justin's giddy about minipets, and a wild Jef arrives to give us his thoughts on the first week of Defiance. Massively Speaking: It's super effective!
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MJ returns from her grand GDC adventure, and boy does she have stories to tell! Most of those stories will be to her therapist who will help her overcome the trauma of five days of non-stop interviews, but some of those tales will be related in this podcast. Also, you won't hear her sing the baby...

Another PAX East is in the bag, but we're not quite through with it just yet! The intrepid crew that was on the ground in Boston have returned to share hijinks, opinions, and impressions of their adventures and discoveries over the weekend. Plus, Eliot got a boo-boo.
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It's one of the best perks of the job that we can sit back and talk about (a) superheroes, (b) Indiana Jones, (c) VeggieTales, (d) editor-endorsed kidnapping, (e) NES-era games, and (f) deep philosophical topics best reserved for college freshman jaw sessions. And then you get to listen to all of...

With five kajillion MMOs on the market, Bree and Justin struggle to remember just what's what, some weeks. That may seem like scrub behavior, but they ain't no scrubs; they're professional goof-offs with a master's degree in goofery from Goof State University. It's an exciting podcast full of pat...

Sunrise, sunset. Some games reach new heights and some crash to the ground. Some questions go unanswered while some developers never stop talking. Some game futures are uncertain while some look more promising by the day. It's another week of MMO news, and some of it is more of the same and some ...

Yes, something's gone wonky with Justin's mike and he can't figure out why HIS VOICE IS REALLY LOUD. It's not that he's trying to shout you into submission. Promise. Top Massively engineers are looking into the problem and deeply apologize for any profusely bleeding eardrums that the following aw...

It's realm vs. realm vs. realm on this week's Massively Speaking: Bree Royce vs. Justin Olivetti vs. Mark Jacobs! Jacobs is continuing his pre-Kickstarter world tour for Camelot Unchained, and he's certainly not shy in talking up its various aspects on the podcast. See how an experienced game dev...

While dueling previews of two exciting upcoming MMOs is an event in and of itself, it's no match for the sheer thrill of listening to Bree and Justin break out the banjos for a no-holds-barred hoedown. Unfortunately, as both co-hosts have yet to learn the banjo, you're only going to get the forme...

Just what is Whiz-O? Why, it's the magical cleaning power of a hardcore MMO that will permadeath any germs to oblivion! Apply just one patch and watch those little critters flee for the hills ahead of Whiz-O. Disclaimer: Whiz-O has been known to be a cause of fingernail decay and impaired judgmen...

It's a very special episode of Massively Speaking, where we learn about puberty and the dangers of drinking! Actually, Teri joins Justin to talk with Star Trek Online's Dan Stahl and Brandon Felczer about the third anniversary of this galactic game. Set phasers to "amused" as we set sail for the ...

Eliot has gone rogue on us and hijacked the Massively-II, our super-advanced spaceship. But we will not surrender, no. He tasks us. He tasks us, and we shall have him! We'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round Perdition's flames before we give him up! B...